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The 

Salvation Army Today 



By Rev. S5^B. Williams 
A Former Oifficer 




DID YOU KNOW ? 

The annual revenue of the 
Salvation Army is Thirty 
Million Dollars 

it controls large mercan- 
tile corporations, which 
are conducted for profit, 
the stock of same netting 
good dividends 

The larger per cent of its 
collections are used for 
operating expenses and 
the support of a luxu- 
rious Staff 

The infamous Saloon col- 
lecting of the Salvation 
Army Is a stain upon the 
fair name of Christianity 

FACTS IN THIS BOOK 



Published by 

The Church Press 

Lincoln, Nebraska 



Price 25 Cents 



Copyright, 1914. by S. B. Williams 







The Author in -S^aff- officer's Uniform 



PREFACE. 

The Outlook, in a recent editorial on the visit of General 
Bramwell Booth to this country, last fall, calls attention to 
the fact that we can no longer think of the Salvation Army 
as a band of zealots holding forth on the street corners of 
cur large cities. Rather, the Salvation Army is a vast insti- 
tution with "an annual revenue of thirty million dollars," and 
Bramwell Booth is in reality a "benevolent despot." "The 
property and policy, as w^ell as the determination of his suc- 
cessor, are under his absolute control. Whether the Salva- 
tion Army, organized as at present, can maintain itself be- 
yond the life of its present leader, is a grave question." 

The author, having had a most strenuous experience for 
several years as an officer in Salvation Army w^ork, and be- 
lieving that much of what I have observed is of vital interest 
to a large part of the Christian and business public, after 
several years' enjoyment of the peace and queitude of a 
Methodist parsonage home, with opportunity for reflection 
and retrospection, I have decided to write out a brief account 
of these observations with such coiTespondence as would 
seem pertinent thereto, and with the noting of many facts 
not generally accessible, submit it to the public in the shape 
of this narrative. 

If the account of the workings of this movement, and the 
small part I played in its activities, should become of any 
permanent value to society, I shall feel amply repaid for my 
effort. 

Respectfully, 

STEPHEN B. WILLIAMS. 



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CHAPTER I. 
THE SALVATION ARMY— A MILITARY ORGANIZATION. 



In the year 1865 William Booth, who had formerly been a 
Methodist minister, began holding meetings in the notorious 
East End of London, which developed into what was called 
''The Christian Mission." In 1878, while dictating to his 
secretary a statement for publication, he made use of the 
term "Salvation Army," which was later adopted as the name 
of the movement. It was a happy selection, for this title 
seemed to express more fittingly the purpose of the organiza- 
tion, and at the same time it caught the popular ear and 
gained for his work a hearing which it might not otherwise 
have secured. Military titles, costumes and discipline were 
soon adopted, and the movement spread to other countries 
and colonies. 

The rules and regulations for the governing of the various 
"officers' connected with this new "army" were adopted by 
the "General," who assumed for himself the role of military 
dictator, even to the extent of naming his own successor. 
These various "rules" are embodied in several books, of 
hundreds of closely printed pages, and go so far as to exact 
implicit obedience of all who connect themselves with this 
"war," even to designating the clothing they shall wear, how 
their houses shall be furnished, how they shall spend every 
moment of time, (of which they must make a report on 
blanks furnished for that purpose), and the kind of food to 
be eaten. In an order concerning "Health," considerable 
stress is placed upon the value of a vegetarian diet, argued 
not so much from the standpoint of health, but for the main 
purpose of saving money for the Army. 

Division of Forces. 

In order to carry out the military system more effectively, 
there is in each country a Commander having chief authority, 
who is appointed by the General, and directly amenable to 



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him. In America the Salvation Army is under the direction 
of Miss Eva Booth, daughter of the founder, who is assisted 
by a Commissioner at Chicago. The entire country is divided 
into Provinces, and these in turn are sub-divided into Divi- 
sions, all presided ever by Staff-officers of high rank, having 
attached to them an immense retinue of Staff-officers of lower 
grade. The real work of the Salvation Army and the collect- 
ing of the finances is done by the field officers, in charge of 
the local corps or posts, who usually rank as Captains and 
Lieutenants, 

Seven years* service as a "field officer*' on small living 
allowance is required before there is any promotion to even 
the lowest "staff" rank, the grades of which carry with it an 
increasing salary allowance. After the first promotion comes, 
in order to reach the top, an officer must work his way up 
through a maze of titles such as that of Ensign, Adjutant, 
Staff-Captain, Major, Brigadier, Lieut.-Colonel, Colonel and 
finally Commissioner. It is a hard job to rise, because the 
Salvation Army is already too heavy at the top. 

The appointments in this vast and complex organization 
are usually made semi-annually, except in the higher staff 
ranks. The orders for the field officers come from National 
Headquarters, and are supposed to be based upon recom- 
mendations from the Divisional Officers. These orders must 
be obeyed, or the officer's commission is forfeited. Many 
become discouraged every year and leave the movement, 
swelling the ranks of ex-officers, who, in Army parlance, are 
dubbed: "The Great Majority." An English publication says: 

The resignation of leading officers in the Salva- 
tion Army goes on. Since we last drew attention 
to this symptom of disintegration, 200 Staff and 
Field officers, among others, have thrown up their 
commissions. The most notable is Colonel Miles, 
of the United States, who was regarded as a 
bulwark of strength to the corps. The Colonel 
was applauded as the "Demosthenes of the Sal- 
vation Army in America." A story is told of 
how, on one occasion, at a great gathering in 
Philadelphia, Miss Booth resented the Colonel's 
eloquence on the ground that it detracted from 
her infiuence as a speaker. ''Two Hamlets," she 
declared, "spoiled the play." He is gone. 



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Soldiers and Their Oath. 

The Salvation Army "soldiers" are the unpaid volunteers 
composing the local corps, and who support themselves at 
daily toil and put their time into the religious meetings. 
Their standing is determined by passes which are issued 
at the tim^ of their being "sworn in," and signed monthly by 
the **officer-in-charge." The oath they take, in part, is as 
follows : 

Believing solemnly that the Salvation Army 
has been created by God, and is sustained and 
directed by Him, I do here declare my full de- 
termination to be a true soldier of the Army till 
I die. I do here declare that I will spend all the 
time, strength, influence and money I can in 
supporting and carrying on this war, and that I 
will endeavor to lead my family, my friends, 
neighbors, and all others whom I can influence, 
to do the same. I do here declare that I will en- 
deavor to carry out the instructions of my officers, 
and the orders and regulations of the Army; and 
furtker that I will be an example of faithfulness 
to its principles, advance to the utmost of my 
ability its operations, and never allow, where I 
can prevent it, any injury to its interests or 
hindrance to its success. 

In the published statistics neither the number of soldieri 
nor the number of officers are given. The "enrollment" will 
show a great decline, especially in recent years. They claim 
to have 852 posts or corps in this country. The value of the 
Salvation Army real estate holdings in America is estimated 
to be FITEEN MILLIONS OP DOLLARS. 



CHAPTER II. 
THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA 



Ihe ''Volunteers, of America" is a movement similar to the 
Salvation Army, which was organized in 1896 by Ballington 
Booth, son of the old General. He had for nine years previous 
been in command of the Salvation Army in the United States. 
Disagreeing with his father in certain deep-seated principles, 
he was summarily removed from his command. A large 
number of t he people of New York held a meetng in Carnegie 
Hall to protest against the removal from America of Balling- 
ton Booth. Senator Depew presided over the meeting, while 
the mayor of the city, bishops and leading divines of the 
various churches were the principal speakers. 

The protest, however, was unavailing. Then it was that 
Ballington, at the urgent request of friends and supporters 
of the Army, with a large number of officers and soldiers, 
withdrew and formed the "Volunteers of America." In a 
statement issued by one of the champions of the new move- 
ment, it was said that 

The main difference between the two organiza- 
tions is that of government. The one-man powder 
on one hand and representative government on 
the other. If one man has the right and powder 
to organize, govern and frame laws, he will by 
the same power have the right to disband the 
society. In the Salvation Army, in the earlier 
days of its organization, what really seemed to 
the workers to be proper and even requisite by 
way of rules and methods, at that primitive stage 
of slum revivalism, would be entirely out of date 
now, and the only wonder 'is that the advisers 
of the Salvation Army's chief executive should 
not have seen the need of radical changes in his 
regulations, and especially so in relation to the 
work in foreiga fields. 

Mr. Ballington Booth has continued at the head of the 
Volunteers, but it is not as strong as it was at its inception, 
and the signs indicate its ultimate decline. 



CHAPTER III. 

THE AMERICAN SALVATION ARMY; AN INSURGENT 
MOVEMENT. 



Shortly after the Salvation Army work was started in 
America, Major Thomas E. Moore was sent by General 
Booth to take charge. A difference of opinion soon arose 
between them, the Major contending that all funds received 
in this country should be used in the work here, and not a 
certain percentage sent to England, as was the case at that 
time. Also that the work in this country should have an 
American charter. To all of this the General strenuously 
objected, with the result that Major Moore withdrew in 
1884, and, with the larger part of the officers over here, 
formed an ''American Salvation Army," incorporating it in 
the state of New York, and also copy-righting the **War Cry" 
as the official publication of the new movement. Moore later 
resigned, and was succeeded by various ''Generals,*' until 
finally one James Wm. Duffin became the chief commander 
in 1896, incorporating the American Army in Pennsylvania, 
and attaining some measure of success until in the early 
part of the year 1913, when, after losing an injunction suit 
brought against him by the Booth Army, he changed the 
name of his movement to the "American Rescue Workers;" 
a consideration of $4,100.00 being paid him by the Booth 
Army. An attempt was made by some of the American Army 
officers in Nebraska to continue under the old name, and I 
was glad to give them the benefit of my experience in helping 
to incorporate in this state. They honored the writer with 
an election to the presidency of their corporation, which I 
resigned as soon as it became evident that they were ad- 
justed sufficiently to continue the experiment. It remains to 
be seen whether this latest venture to revive decaying Salva- 
tionism will be in any degree successful. 



CHAPTER IV. 
BRIEF RESUME OF MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES. 



The writer became a "soldier" in the Salvation Army in 
January, 1906, while engaged in newspaper work in the South. 
I had previously served for three years as a pastor m 
Alabama, filling some appointments in the Methodist Episco- 
pal Conference. In March, 1907,1 came in contact with an 
officer ©f the "American" Salvation Army, who was soliciting 
funds for that work in the town where I was the manager of 
a large country newspaper and printing office. Becoming 
interested, I invited him to my home so as to further engage 
him in conversation about the American movement. As he 
told me of the principles for which it stood, I was moved by 
impulse to cast my lot in with them. Upon his recommenda- 
tion, General Duffin accepted me for the work. Fortified 
with an Adjutant's commission, and placed in charge of the 
work in the South, I gave a year's labor to this organization — 
the most strenuous year of my life so far. In April, 1908, I 
sent in my resignation, which was accepted in the following 
letter: 

THE AMERICAN SALVATION ARMY 
National Headquarters 

Philadelphia. April 25, 1908. 
Mr. S. B. Williams, 

Chicago, 111. 
Dear Comrade: — 

Answering your favor of recent date which has 
just been received, and complying with your re- 
quest, your resignation as District Officer and as 
a Major in the American Salvation Army has 
been accepted. I trust that you will in the future 
give us what help you can whenever an op- 
portunity presents itself. 

Yours in the war for souls, 

JAMES WM. DUFFIN, 
Commander in Chief. 

Sxiortly after this I was offered, and accepted, a post in the 



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Booth Army, serving three months as Captain at Mason City, 
Iowa, where my work was spoken of in the highest terms by 
the Divisional and Provincial officers, and which post I left 
on account of the serious illness and death of my Sister. 
After this I served two terms of six months each at Ft. 
Worth, Texas, where my work was considered very suc- 
cessful. I say this because it is probable that an attempt 
may be made to create the impression that this book is the 
effort of a disgruntled officer whose work was a failure. 
The only thing I failed in was to bow the knee to the Staff 
Officers ranking above me. When I left Ft. Worth the fol- 
lowing letters were given me: 

ST. PAUL'S M. E. CHURCH 
Ft. Worth, Tex. 

July 1, 1909. 
To Whom It May Concern: — 

It gives me pleasure to say that we have had 
Capt. S. B. Williams in St. Paul's Church present- 
ing the cause of the Salvation Army so 

as to give a vivid impression of the work done by 
that organization, and in such a manner as to 
stir the Christians present to a larger sense of 
their responsibility. Brother Williams is a man 
of God, kindly, tender, and utterly in sympathy 
with the Church. God will richly bless him 
anywhere. Sincerely, 

J. F. BOEYB, Pastor 

FT. WORTH UNIVERSITY 
Office of the President. 

July 9, 1909. 
To Whom It May Concern: — 

I take great pleasure in saying that I have had 
a personal acquaintance with Capt. S. B. Williams, 
of the Salvation Army, and that this acquaintance 
has been entirely satisfactory. Some weeks ago 
I invited Capt. Williams to address the students 
and faculty on the life and work of General 
Booth, and I assure you that his message was 
received with great pleasure and appreciation. 
Captain Williams is a sincere, useful man, and 
I bespeak for him the kindness and support of all 
friends of God and humanity. 

Yours very sincerely, 

WM. FIELDER, President. 

Dr. Boeye was pastor of one of the largest churches in Ft. 



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Worth and also president of the City Ministerial Association. 
He is at present pastor of Grace Methodist Church, Lincoln, 
Neb. Dr. Fielder has since become Chancellor of the Metho- 
dist University of Oklahoma. I left Ft. Worth because of 
restrictions the Colonel put upon my plans for developing 
the work there in a way that would have worked credit and 
honor to the organization that was largely discredited in 
that city. I was received back into the Chicago Province, 
and assigned to a certain city where a scandal had recently 
been aired, and not caring to tackle a job of that kind I 
wired. in my resignation and accepted a pastorate that had 
been offered me in Oklahoma. The Colonel wired me not to 
leave, and made a trip down to see me in person and 
persuade me to remain. He finally insisted that I remain 
on furlough, and wrote me to that effect, also offering to 
arrange an appointment to suit me, but I insisted that my 
resignation be accepted, so nine months after it had been 
tendered by me it was accepted in the following letter: 

THE SALVATION ARMY 
Territorial Headquarters 

Chicago, 111., April 22, 1910. 
Mr. S. B. Williajns, 

Coalgate, Okla. 
My Dear Sir: — 

The particulars in your case having been placed 
before the Intelligence Council at Headquarters 
on April 15th, and after carefully considering the 
same, it was decided to accept your withdrawal. 
I am desired to advise you that this has been 
done. 

We regret the circumstances that make this a 
necessity, but we had no alternative, seeing that 
you had already tendered your resignation and 
that you had taken up the position of pastor in 
the M. E. Church. 

We trust you will be successful in your new 
spkere of labor. 

Sincerely yours, 

JOHN T. FYNN, Brigadier. 
Signed by instructions. 

In January, 1910, I united with the Arkansas Conference ot 
the M. E. Church, transferring in 1913 to the Nebraska Con- 
ference, of which, at this writing, I am a member. 



CHAPTER V. 
THE FAMOUS INJUNCTION SUIT. 



While in charge of the American Salvation Army in the 
South, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., I was rather sud- 
denly summonsed to the National Headquarters at Phila- 
delphia. 

Arriving there I found the General absent in New York, 
but learned that injunction proceedings had been instituted 
in the courts of New York against us. When he returned, I 
was placed in full charge of the case, and sent on to New 
York with the following letter of introduction to the officer 
in charge of our work there, against whom the Salvation 
Army proceedings were directed: 

Captain Elizabeth Orr, 
New York City, 
This will introduce to you Staff-Captain Wil- 
liams, who goes to New York city representing 
the American Salvation Army in our troubles 
there before the courts. Any information that you 
can give him, or anything that you can do, 
will be greatly appreciated by him and me. 
Yours in the war for souls, 

JAMES WM. DUFFIN, 

Commander-in-chief. 

WTien I arrived in New York, after conferring with Cap- 
tain Orr, I called upon the attorney which the General had 
retained, Hon. Wilson Lee Cannon, 22 9Broadway, who gave 
me full explanation of the proceedings. 

The "Salvation Army in the United States" had served a 
summons and complaint on General James William Duffin on 
November 27, 1907, for the purpose of enjoining the Ameri- 
can Salvation Army 

from using the name American Salvation Army 
or a name so nearly resembling it, from using 
uniforms, insignia or badges of office similar to 
and resembling the uniforms, insignia or 
badges adopted and used by the officers of the 



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plaintiff; from printing and publishing, selling or 
offering for sale copies of a paper known as 
**The War Cry," and from printing postal cards 
and other literature in form resembling that used 
by the plaintiff; and from making any representa- 
tions leading the public to believe that the de- 
fendant is the plaintiff for the purpose of secur- 
ing credit or subscriptions, contributions of 
money and donations, and real and personal 
property. 

Service on this was not made until about the middle of 
December. The Salvation Army had employed ex-Judge D. 
Cady Herrick, Geo. C. Lay and Frederick W. Garvin, con- 
nected with a well-known firm of corporation lawyers, as 
counsel, and assisting them, in th e same capacity that I 
sustained to the American Army, was a lawyer-officer known 
as Brigadier Ferris. 

In the face of objections by the counsel for the plaintiff. 
Attorney Cannon secured a stay of the proceedings until 
January 7, 1908, to allow time in which to prepare an 
answer to the charges made. 

Acting under instructions from Mr. Cannon, I did some 
reconnoitering in New York city, visited other cities, and 
secured much valuable evidence, so when the case was called 
for trial at the Special Term of the New York City Supreme 
Court on January 7, Justice Newberger, presiding, such a 
mass of unexpected evidence was presented, completely re- 
futing the charges made, that the Salvation Army attorneys, 
who had previously wanted to deny the American Army a 
few days* time in which to prepare a defense, were now 
themselves compelled to beg for more time. The case was 
then adjourned until January 13, when it was reheard, re- 
sulting in an order being signed by Justice Newberger va- 
cating, dissolving and annulling the injunction. 

The Salvation Army, being strongly entrenched in New 
York, had set themselveg to the task of driving the in- 
surgent movement, with its two small corps, out of the 
state. Not satisfied with the outcome of the suit, they 
appealed the case to a higher court. Expense was not con- 
sidered by the Booth Army, for they seemed to have plenty 
of money for this purpose, continuing the services of a 
large force of high-priced attorneys and summonsing a large 



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number of their officers from all parts of the country- to 
come to New York and take part in the trial. The case 
was again heard by the Hon. Justice O'Gonnan, now United 

States Senator, who rendered a decision favorable to the 
American Army. 

The comment of the Salvation Army's officer-attorney on 
this decision is contained in the following letter written by 
him to a fellow-officer: 

THE SALVATION ARMY 
LEGAL DEPARTMENT 

Personal! New York, Feb. 3, 1909. 

My Dear Captain: — 

Just a word to say that we were horror- 
strickened and surprised at the decision rendered 
against us by the Judge who presided over the 
four days' trial of the Salvation Army against 
the A. S. A. We could not, and cannot yet, under- 
stand the cause of the somersault after his atti- 
tude and rulings in the court at the time of the 
trial. I think that Catholicism had something 
to do with it. However, his reasons are some- 
thing rotten. He simply expresses his own 
opinion, which is entirely contrary to the evi- 
dence that was presented regarding deceit prac- 
ticed by the other side, etc., and ignores the 
Brief of Law of a hundred and eighty-five pages 
that we put in with cases from all over the 
country decided of a similar nature. 

There is no need of my telling you that we are 
appealing the case to the Appellate Term to be 
argued before five judges, and we have no doubt 
in the world of a reversal of this harlequin's 
manifesto. 

I am, God bless you, Yours faithfully. 

M. J. H. FERRIS, 
Per E. H., Legal Secretary. 

According to this prophecy, nearly a year later, on the 30th 
of December, 1909, five judges of the Appellate Division of 
the Supreme Court of the County of New York reversed the 
judgment in favor of the defendant, and ordered a new trial. 
This hearing was obtained on April 15, 1910, before Justice 
Charles W. Dayton, of the New York County Supreme Court, 
and resulted in an opinion establishing the right of the 
Salvation Army to a permanent injunction against the Amer- 



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ican Salvation Army. From this decision the American Arimy 
took its first appeal, the result of which was made known 
to me in a letter from General Duffin, five and one-half years 
after he had called me from Atlanta to help him in the case: 

THE AMERICAN SALVATION ARMY 
National Headquarters 

Philadelphia, July 19, 1912. 
Rev. S. B. Williams, 

Torrington, Wyo. 
Bear Brother: — 

I have yours of the 15th inst, and contents 
noted. The higher court at Albany sustained 
the decision of the lower court. I have been con- 
sulting my attorney in New York, and am of the 
opinion that the best thing to do would be to 
withdraw in the easiest possible manner. Pray- 
ing for the success of you and yours, I am. 
Yours in theMaster'sservice, 

JAMES WM. DUFFIN, 
Commander-in-Chief. 

The ''easiest possible manner" for General Duffin to with- 
draw from further litigation with the Booth Army was for 
him to accept their proposition to change the name of his or- 
ganization for a consideration of $4,100, which change took 
place on the 12th day of April, 1913. Thus closes the history 
of one of the most remarkable cases of religious persecution, 
based on financial considerations, ever recorded in the annals 
of the American courts, and fully establishes in this country 
A SALVATION ARMY TRUST. 



CHAPTER VI. 
FINANCIAL INTERESTS. 



'The work of the Salvation Army is largely subservient to 
financial interests" charges the president of a national gath- 
ering of the associated charities. This is, in a measure, true. 
It is the cause of the present spiritual decline, so observant in 
many corps. 

The Salvation Army is an incorporated institution,, qualified 
to not only hold property, but to engage in business. It does 
this on a larger scale than most people have any idea of. The 
certificate of incorporation of "The Salvation Army in the 
United States" is a most extraordinary document. The incor- 
poration was effected by a SPECIAL ACT OF THE NEW 
YORK LEGISLATURE, on April 28, 1899, and COST THE 
SALVATION ARMY NEARLY THREE THOUSAND DOL- 
LARS in cold cash. In this certificate of incorporation it pro- 
vides that the ABSOLUTE CONTROL be invested in an alien 
''General for the time being," and neither he nor the other 
members of the Board appointed by and subject to him are re- 
quired to be citizens of this country. Every piece of property 
owned by the Salvation Army in the United States is deeded 
to this board. The property value so deeded and controlled 
is estimated to be $15,000,000.00. 

A great demand is being made for funds by this organiza- 
tion upon the Christian and business public. On the streets, 
in the stores, office buildings, private residences, saloons and 
brothels of our cities can be found daily the solicitors and col- 
lectors of the Salvation Army. Many think that such funds 
are usedly largely in relief work. My ESTIMATE IS THAT 
SCARCELY TEN PER CENT IS USED IN THE ACTUAL 
RELIEF OF THE POOR; that fully ninety per cent goes for 
operating expenses. The reason for this lies in the claim that 
the Salvation Army is more a spiritual than it is a charity 
organization, and the salaries and expenses of its officers, and 
the maintenance of its halls, and other institutions, is a legiti- 
mate item of the corps expense. 
. Granted that this is true. But remove from the minds of 



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the people the charity idea and the collections from such 
sources will fall off materially. Then acquaint the public with 
the figures embraced in the increasing number of properties 
owned by the army — office buildings, hotels, citadels, resi- 
dences, etc. the value of which is now more than fifteen mil- 
lions of dollars, the title to which is vested in the General, 
and the public collections will further show a substantial de- 
crease. 

Again, the salary question of the Salvation Army is an im- 
mense one. The field officers, in charge of the local corps, re- 
ceive none too much. Their work is hard. Living comes high. 
There is little chance to save anything for the inevitable 
rainy day. And it appears that the large staff force is indis- 
pensable for the proper maintenance of the movement. I 
would not advocate for one moment the reducing of this force, 
if it is necessary to the work of serving fallen humanity. But 
in justice to the contributors there should be a separation of 
funds, and in soliciting for funds it should be made plain the 
particular use to which such contributions are put. 

As an instance, in a Christmas effort the writer had 
charge of in Ft. Worth, Tex., the income for that specific pur- 
pose was $400.42; the cost of the dinner (in cash) was $263.92, 
leaving a balance of $166.50. Out of this balance, which 
should have been used strictly in other relief work, the divi- 
sional officer called upon me to pay the traveling expenses, 
amounting to $30, of a m-arried couple who was coming to 
work in his division, and who assisted me for a few weeks 
during the Christmas "effort." They also received full salary 
for the time they were helping me. I have a cancelled check for 
$50, covering amounts paid to my D. O. out of this Christmas 
balance, and from December 1, 1910 to January 3, 1911, a 
period of 33 days, I have checks to show that the sum of 
$96.05 was sent from my corps to divisional headquarters. 

Self Denial (?) 

In due time, the target for self denial was received, and the 
divisional officer wrote me as follows: 

You are doubtless aware of the fact that we are 
on the eve of our great annual effort, namely, the 
Self Denial, and I feel sure that you have been anx- 
iously waiting to learn what your corps target is 



THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 21 

to be, and I am please to inform you that yours 
is the same as last year, namely, $2()0.00, and I 
feel sure that you will spare no effort to raise 
this amount, and in fact, there is no reason why 
you should not go away beyond that amount. 



What Is Self Denial? 

Twice each year, in addition to the collections for ordi- 
nary expenses, twelve per cent of which must be sent in to 
headquarters, there is made a still further demand upon the 
officer, ana he in turn upon a long suffering public, for funds 
known as self-denial and harvest-festival collections. The 
tax is made by headquarters, and the corps officer is required 
to maie all other features of the work secondary for the time 
being, and devote his attention to raise these "targets." 

I have before me as I write an "official statement of dis- 
bursement of self denial funds for one year in the western 
territory. The total amount raised was $53,200. Add to this 
one and a third times more to cover the amount raised in the 
east, and then double this so as to cover the amount raised 
for the harvest festival fund, and you have something like a 
quarter of a million dollars raised in one year for these tw^o 
special departments of army operations alone. 

The official statement referred to divides it as follows: 

International and missionary funds $14,500.00 

Rescue, slum work, and GRANTS 13,200.00 

Retained by corps 12,400.00 

Percentages to provinces and divisions 5,925.00 

Expenses for collecting 7,175.00 

This division seems plausible enougk on the face of it. But 
let us read a little between the lines. Bunching together tke 
last three items we have $25,500 — almost one-half — disposed 
of in expenses and percentages before it gets to headquar- 
ters to be used for the purposes for which it was collected. In 
the balance of $27,700,, which finally reaches headquarters, 
there is yet the items of grants to be accounted for. When- 
ever it is found necessary to give to any officer an additional 
sum of money above that of his regular salary allowance, it 
is called a grant. Out of these special funds a sum is set 
aside for that purpose. And then after the remainder has 
been turned into the proper departments, for use as designated 



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in thi8 statement, there is yet the rent, equipment and main- 
tenance of the buildings used by these departments to come 
out of the money collected, as well as the salaries of the 
officers of those departments. 

While it is true that a general accountant is called in an- 
nually to audit the books of the Salvation Army, and it is not 
the purpose of the writer to call in question any expenditure 
of the funds given by the public to the Salvation Army, it 
would be interesting to know just what per cent of the funds 
collected go into the actual relief of the poor, and just what 
per cent is used in operating expenses. This could be easily 
given to the public, for each officer is required by the regula- 
tions to exact a receipt for every penny given or paid to any 
one, and is also strictly required to keep an exact record of 
all income and other financial transactions. 

**John Bull," an English publication, is authority for the 
following: 

A movement has quietly sprung up among old 
hands which demands, among other things, the 
abolition of the "target" system of raising money 
for ''Self Denial.*' We have recently seen a let- 
ter from a staff officer on the subject, w^hich is 
to the effect that, unless corps receive authority 
to fix the amount that they can raise, and the 
poor of their own neighborhood benefit to some 
extent from the general funds — most reasonable 
stipulations — a meeting will be called to submit 
the facts about ''Self Denial" to the Churches. 



CHAPTER VII. 
EFFORTS AT POPULARITY. A LUXURIOUS STAFF. 



The name of the Salvation Army is worth a great deal. I 
have already shown how in December, 1907, there was begun 
in the courts of New York injunction proceedings against the 
"American Salvation Army," to restrain them from using in 
any manner or for any purpose a name containing the words 
"Salvation Army" or either of said words in connection with 
the other, which case dragged through the courts for over 
five years, and only recently decided in favor of the Salvation 
Army, at a cost of thousands of dollars. 

In the early days William Booth was sneered at as a mounte- 
bank, and was accused by churchmen of bringing religion into 
contempt. "But when he died," says the Presbyterian Ban- 
ner, "The death of no king, or emperor or president, or pope, 
would have rolled a wave of grief over so many lands and into 
so many hearts. Queens and emperors sent wreaths of flow- 
ers for his coflln, and hardly an outcast in England has not 
felt his passing." 

There is no doubt that General Booth was every whit de- 
serving of such immense popularity. But the methods some- 
times practiced by his chief officers to perpetuate that popu- 
larity and keep the movement in the public eye is not always 
commendable. 

Upon the occasion of the eightieth birthday of the old Gen- 
eral, messages of congratulation were sent him by many 
prominent Americans. A unique method was pursued to ac- 
complish it. A communication like the followng was sent the 
officers in charge of the larger corps throughout the United 
States: 

THE SALVATION ARMY 
Texas Division 

Dallas, Tex., March 23, 1909. 
Captain S. B. Williams, 

Ft. Worth, Texas, 
My Dear Captain: Enclosed you will please 



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find a letter that I have received from headquar- 
ters. By this letter you will notice that the Com- 
mander is very anxious that the mayors from sev- 
eral cities in Texas send the General a cablegram. 
Therefore I wish you would go personally and 
see the Mayor of Ft. Worth and tell him what you 
want. Get him to give you the message at once, 
and YOU CAN SEND IT ON TO LONDON BY 
CABLE. 

Yours faithfully, 

ALFRED HARRIS, Major. 



FROM THE COMMANDER. 

In connection with the celebration of the Gen- 
eral's eightieth birthday, the Commander has 
conceived the idea of getting the governors of the 
different states and the mayors of the largest 
cities to cable a message of congratulation to the 
General, With regards to the expense of sending 
the cablegrams, the Commander suggests that it 
will probably be healthy tp our prospects If we 
were to offer to pay the expense of sending these 
messages. There is no doubt they will be im- 
mensely appreciated by the General, and will put 
America in the front rank as regards the world 
with honors shown to the General at this time. 

When I first called on the Mayor he was quite busy, and 
an interview had to be arranged through his secretary. 
Consequently, my response was not quick enough to suit 
headquarters, so in a few days I received a telegram: 

Dallas, Tex., April 2, *09. 
Capt. Williams, 

Care Salvation Army, 
Ft. Worth, Tex. 
Headquarters telegraphing for mayor's message. 
Please wire it me Immediately. 

MAJOR HARRIS. 

I finally secured the message, and in addition to wiring the 
text of it in to Major Harris, and he in turn sending it with 
other Texas messages to New York, so they could be pub- 
lished in the American War Cry, there was the great expense 
of sending it direct from Ft. Worth to London by cable. I 
did this, but instead of taking it out of the corps* funds, as 
was expected, I deducted the amount from my regular weekly 



THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 25 

remittance to headquarters. But the funds which paid for 
the sending of these numerous cablegrams from all over 
America to the General in London, after all, came from a 
generous public, who contributed it to the Salvation Army 
because they "do so much good, helping the poor." 



How the Staff Live. 

While it may be true, that the head men of the Salvation 
Army are deserving of much honor, it is plainly evident that 
there is too much distinction between the Staff Officers with 
an assured income, and the field officers, who do the hard 
work and bear the brunt of the battle. The Staff live in good 
homes in select neighborhoods, all paid for with funds col- 
lected from the public. When they travel, they generally 
occupy Pullman berths, take their meals in dining cars, and 
stop at the best hotels. When Major Harris was in Dallas 
he had his office fitted up very comfortably in his home which 
was amply large for that purpose, but when he was succeeded 
by another Major with more aristocratic tastes, a magnificent 
suite of rooms in the finest office building in the city was 
secured, at a monthly rental of $45.00, all of which was paid 
for by the "dear public." 

When one of these high officers feels the need of an ocean 
trip or a change of climate, it is arranged for about as follows: 

My Dear Captain: 

I am sure you will be interested to know that 
Mrs. Wood and I are planning to make atrip this 

summer to England Now the Provincial 

funds are not in a condition that we can draw 
upon them for our expenses. Several officers 
who knew of our desire have promised to help, 
and I am writing to lay the matter before you. 
If the corps, or yourself, or both, can make us a 
donation for this purpose Mrs. Wood and I will ap- 
preciate it very much. I am confident you will 
make it as large as circumstances will warrant. 
Yours, etc., 
GEORGE WOOD, Brigadier, 

General Secretary. 

Now what is a poor field officer to do when he receives a 
demand like this? For though it is veiled in the form of a 
request, it is nevertheless a demand, and the field officer, 



26 THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 

knov/ing that his next appointment as well as his promotion 
depends largely upon the pleasure of this man, (for the 
Colonel to which he was General Secretary was merely a 
figure-head), there is only one thing he can do, and that is 
to go out and pull some more door bells, tell of the awful 
poverty abounding on every hand, and beg enough, dime by 
dime, to enable him to make a generous donation to the 
Brigadier's European trip. 

I thank God that I did not truckle to such men, and I can 
assure the readers that this high officer got not a cent from 
me or my corps.. I moved soon afterwards. 

The above instances of luxury and ease can be duplicated 
in the Salvation Army countless times over. And invariably 
the field officers are required to do the hustling to maintain 
the expense of this vast system. In a nev/s dispatch con- 
cerning the recent trip of General Bramwell Booth to this 
country, it was stated that he traveled like a prince, occupy- 
ing a magnificent suite of state-rooms on the ocean liner 
such as are usually occupied by wealth and royalty, costing a 
large sum of money. How^ different from the early days, 
when the Salvation Army v/as a great spiritual power. 



CHAPTER VIII. 
VARIOUS FINANCIAL SCHEMES. 



The Salvation Army, in its "social work/' evolved from 
General Booth's book, "In Darkest England and the Way 
Out," instead of uplifting the masses of helpless poor from* 
the slums of the large cities of the country, has become the* 
competitor of ordinary tradesmen and workmen in the manu- 
facture and sale of innumerable articles of public utility. It 
w^ould take a book many times larger than this is designed 
to be in order to enumerate and explain the various financial 
and trade schemes of the Salvation Army, such as "The Re- 
liance Trading Company," whichis incorporated under the 
laws of the State of New Jersey and capitalized at $300,000.00, 
bein/g a consolidation of other Salvation Army concerns 
known as the "Post Fountain Pen Co.," the "National Print- 
ing and Publishing House," the "Book Bindery Co.," the "Peo- 
ple's Registry Co.," the "Electrical Construction Co.," the 
"Reliance Outfitting and Tailoring Co.," and the "Army Sup- 
ply Stores." 

Also, I wish to call attention to General Booth's banking 
operations in England. In December, 1890, General Booth 
stated to the public that a bank was to be inaugurated, 
"chiefly for the benefit of our own people." In "Darkest 
England," he has a chapter entitled, "The Poor Man's Bank," 
in which he expressed a desire to "help the honest clerk or 
working man in temporary difficulties." His first scheme 
was the forming of the "Salvation Army Building Associa- 
tion," in 1884, for the purpose of securing the money of his 
followers to use in extending his rapidly growing "business 
departments." Being unable to control the directors of this 
Association, it was finally dissolved. General Booth then 
organized the "Salvation Army Bank," which later became 
the "Reliance Bank, Ltd.," described as being "in connection 
with the Salvation Army." In this bank, William Booth, in 
1905, held 59,991 shares, Bramwell Booth 1 share, and the 
balance of eight shares was held by eight leading Salvation 



28 THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 

Army officers, entirely subject to General Booth, and who 
formed the Board of Directors. So in reality the Reliance 
Bank, Ltd., was William Booth, who, as banker, borrowed 
money from the public, and then as "Generar* loaned it to 
himself as the ''s^le trustee" for all Salvation Army property, 
the security for the loans being mortgages on this property. 
This bank does nothing more for the "poor man" or the 
''little man" but what all banks do for everybody. It exists 
solely for the benefit of the fianancial operations of the Sal- 
vation Army, and that means, in plain English, for the sole 
benefit of William Booth in his day, and now for his suc- 
cessor, Bramwell Booth. 



The Industrial Homes Company. 

The above was the name of a stock company, incorporated 
under the laws of the State of New Jersey on June 17, 1903, 
authorized capital of $500,000.00, selling stock to anyone 
who had the price of a share, and operated by the Salvation 
Army for the purpose of gathering up old clothes, paper, 
rags, furniture, junk, etc., and selling same to the paper and 
junk dealers, and to the "worthy poor" of the large cities 
at a price that would enable the corporation to support their 
officers, pay their solicitors and drivers, care for the teams 
used in collectmg, pay rent for stores, offices, etc., and also 
pay good dividends on the money invested by the various 
stockholders. 

This so-called "industrial work" of the Salvation Army has 
been introduced into every town and city where such a de- 
partment can be profitably conducted. But the public is 
beginning to "catch on to the game," and new^spaper articles 
like the following are beginning to appear in the daily papers 
all over the country. 

Salvation Army Methods at Hastings Are 
Criticised. 

Hastings, Neb., Feb. 7. 

The charity division of the Hastings Woman's 
Club may be called upon at its meeting of this 
week to investigate distribution of clothing and 
other necessities by the Salvation Army. 

The mother of six small children called at the 



THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 29 

Army Headquarters this week, following an an- 
nouncement in the daily papers that the worthy 
poor would be helped. She selected some dresses 
that would fit her little girls, but was informed 
that they would cost her 50 cents each. This was 
the story told when the mother called upon those 
in charge of the local charity organization and 
asked for aid. Thursday afternoon another 
mother of several small children, called at the 
Army storehouse and she says she received the 
same reply. 

While in conversation with Mr. Whitten, of the Lincoln, 
Neb., Commercial Club, he stated to me that he was ia- 
strumental in having the Industrial Homes Company dis- 
solved. I wrote him recently, requesting some particular- 
information in regard to this dissolution, and he ver^ 
courteously replied as follows, offering me full access to all 
of his correspondence on the matter: 

THE LINCOLN COMMERCIAL CLUB. 

Mr. S. B. Williams, — Dear Sir: — In reply to 
your letter, beg to advise that at any time I will 
be glad to let you take such data from our files 
covering the dissolution of the Salvation Army 
Industrial Homes Company as you may desire 
for the book you are publishing on that subject. ^ 
Yours very truly, W. S. WHITTEN, Secretary. 

Taking advantage of the above opportunity, I examined I . e 
files of the Lincoln Commercial Club, and found a wealth of 
material available for an extensive discussion of this phase 
of Salvation Army operations. I have space here for only a 
few brief disclosures. The record revealed that — 

The Charities Endorsement Committee of the 
Lincoln Commercial Club, Investigation Bureau, 
held several protracted meetings for the purpose 
of considering the charitable work of the Salva- 
tion Army, with the result that the committee 
/ finds itself unable to give its endorsement to this 
work. 

The Salvation Army holds a controlling inter- 
est in the preferred and common stock of the 
Industrial Homes Company. The balance of stock 
is sold to the public. A dividend of six per cent 
is guaranteed on the preferred stock, while the 



^0 THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 

common stock is said to have YIELDED AS 
IHIGH AS TWELVE PER CENT. 

In a letter published in the Lincoln papers of 
March 31, 1912, Commissioner Estell asserts that 
the Industrial Homes Company has been dis- 
solved. Yet we are in receipt of a statement 
dated April 3, from what is regarded as an au- 
thoritative New York source to the effect that 
the company is still in existence with same of- 
ficers as reported in 1911. The failure of the 
Salvation Army to furnish the public with in- 
telligible and reliable statistics of its financial 
transactions has given rise to severe criticism in 
both Great Britian and America. 

During the past year the sales (in Lincoln) 
amounted to $2,086.85, while furniture estimated 
as worth $48.00, and garments and shoes valued 
at $165.00 were given away. Poor families were 
also supplied with fuel and provisions to the 
amount of FIVE DOLLARS. 

The Salvation Army (incorporated) owns and 
controls the capital stock of the Reliance Trad- 
ing Company, which concern transacts a General 
Merchandise Business. 

At banks the Salvation Army (incorporated) 
carry good balances. 

The Merchants and Manufacturers Association 
of Milwaukee, in a report on unworthy charities, 
said: "Your committee recognizes that there 
is a widespread, generous toleration of, and sym- 
pathy towards the Salvation Army and kindred 
organizations, prompted especially by their re- 
ligious work We venture to assert that not 

one person out of a hundred in our country 
knows that the Salvation Army is dual in char- 
'acter. The ninety and nine do not know that it 
manages and absolutely controls mercantile cor- 
porations; that these corporations are conducted 
for profit by which it is enabled to guarantee 
dividends in the form of interest to certain stock- 
holders. 

The Cleveland, O., Chamber of Commerce 
failed to endorse the Salvation Army. 

The Kansas City, Mo., Board of Public Welfare 
refused to endorse the Salvation Army as a char- 
itable organization. 



THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 31 

And It is my opinioH that such action has been taken, or is 
being contemplated, by a large number of similar commercial 
bodies all over the country. 

While, on account of pressure being brought to bear upon 
this feature of the Army, the Industrial Homes Company waa 
dissolved, the "industrial work" of the Salvation Army 
continues along the same lines, and it would be well to bear 
this in mind the next time a clothing or junk collector of the 
Salvation Army comes to your door. The clothing is not, 
except in very rare intances, given to the worthy poor. It is 
sold for a good price. And the money is not used in the spirit- 
ual work of the Army. It is time that the American people 
were waking up to this form of "charity," carried on in the 
name of a religious organization. 



OTHER KINDRED ORGANIZATIONS 

I wish at this point to call the readers' attention to the large 
number of such organizations which have sprung up all over 
the country soliciting funds from the unsuspecting public. 
Among the many I have come in contact with are; The 
Gospel Army, The Redeemer's Army, The Christian Army, The 
Christian Union Army, The American Volunteer Army, The 
Christian Volunteers, The Christian Volunteer Association, 
The American Salvationists (different from tlie American 
Salvation Army) The Samaritan Army, The Samaritan Christ- 
ian Army, and others. These all prey upon the public for 
funds and are in engaged in some form of religious charity 
GRAFT. It is high time that the public stopped encouraging 
them with its support. 



SALVATION ARMY HOTELS. 

I can only briefly refer to such. Among the slums of our 
large cities, as well as in the more respectable poorer quarters, 
in coinpetition with the cheapest lodging houses are found 
these institutions of the Salvation Army, formerly designated 
''Workingmen's Shelters," but now generally known by the 
more respectable title of "hotels." And of all the dirty, mis- 
erable, cheap lodging houses, where a dirty, **buggy" cot can 
be obtained for a dime, the Salvation Army "hotels" take the 



32 THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 

cake. Of course there are exceptions. But go into the 
quarter of the city where these "shelters" are located, and ask 
the average habitue his opinion of these places, and he will 
reply in more striking language than I am using here. There 
is simply no excuse for such institutions. They are as far 
removed from charity as Capitalism is from Socialism. God 
speed the day when the Salvation Army will go out of such 
business. Every "spiritual" officer, (those in charge of the 
corps, which are entirely separate from this department of 
the Army) is deeply disgusted with such things. But there is 
a financial profit connected with the running of these places, 
and they are continued. 



The present spiritual condition of the Salvation Army can 
no longer be wondered at in the face of such facts as I have 
tried to picture in these pages. An organization brought into 
existence by the flaming zeal of a young evangelist, who in 
his heart said he "hungered for hell" when confronted with the 

opportunity for service among the outcasts of humanity, 

an organization which has accomplished untold good in its 
day; it has now degenerated into a vast, complex machine 
whose object seems to be the exploitation of the condition of 

the poor by means of its increasing financial schemes and 

all for the purpose of supporting its great roll of staff-officers. 
And so numerous has the staff become that a Major with 
great musical talent and extraordinary platform ability is 
placed in charge of a little second-hand clothing store. The 
religious meetings are on the decline, few souls are being 
saved, and the only redeeming feature left is the little 
semblance of charity work being done, which, in the very 
nature of things, can be done more effectively by the organi- 
zations created for that purpose if they are placed under 

the supervision of the leaders of the Christian forces in the 
community. 

The Salvation Army situation today is appalling; heart- 
rending! And now, one more chapter, and I am done. 



CHAPTER V . 
SALOON COLLECTING OF THE SALVATION ARMY. 



This method of securing funds for the support of a religious 
institution is the most debasing and humiliating of any in 
vogue. It is an outrage perpetrated upon innocent girls and 
women, and has furnished its quota of victims to the White 
Slave Traffic. There are facts in my possession connected 
with this system that is too terrible to relate here, and such 
as will burn in my memory forever. 

When I entered the Salvation Army work I found this 
system in pratice; that of sending pure, innocent girls into 
the midst of saloons, wine-rooms, dance-halls, etc., face-to-face 
with all kinds of crime and sin, for the purpose of begging 
money from the poor unfortunates, both men and women, 
with which to carry on areligious work. I was foolish in try- 
ing to stifle my conscience and force myself to believe that 
in some way God could use it all to his glory. 

A Methodist preacher's daughter, whom my wife and I 
rescued from the clutches @f evil men, and took to our own 
home to live, was later sent by us to another Salvation Army 
institution, and it was not long untill they had her going 
through the saloons to collect money for the work. Where 
she is today I do not know, but heard later that she was 
traveling through the country as the companion of a "Gospel 
Army" officer. 

A young man converted under my preaching in an Army 
hall was afterwards married to a splendid girl. They en- 
listed in the Salvation Army. She was sent through the 
saloons to collect money for the work. Result: She fell 
under temptation; the divorce court next, and then a ruined 
home. 

A young girl of sixteen wearing the uniform and "doing 
the rounds" among the Philadelphia saloons, was subjected 
to an infamous proposal by a police officer. She refused to 
accept his advances, and was arrested on a false charge, 
and thrown in prison. Next morning the officer in charge 



34 THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 

of the corps appeared in court, and undertook no defense, but 
meekly paid the fine and costs, and had the poor girl going 
the rounds again. 

A beautiful girl went from the home of her parents in a 
small Pensylvania town to engage in Salvation Army work 
in a large city. With bonnet and tambourine she was intro- 
4uoed to the unspeakable dens and dives of the worst slums 
in Chicago. Who can tell the effect of such a life upon an 
unsuspecting country girl of fair face and beautiful form? 

In Fort Worth, Texas, a young girl lieutenant was sent to 
do **saloon collecting" for us. She was soon taking suppers 
with bartenders and causing disturbances between saloon 
men and their wives. One such lassie confessed to midnight 
"joy rides" with commercial men, and even visiting houses 
of ill fame with police officers and others. Can you wonder, 
in th© face of such things, at the spiritual decline so appar- 
ent in Salvation Army work? 

Read the following from a Kansas City paper: 

"The jangle of tambourine shaken by Salvation 
Army lassies no longer will be heard in the sa- 
loons in Kansas City. The order issued by Chief 
of Police Griffin barring women solicitors of 
small change from entering bar rooms is being 
conformed to by the sisters from the citadel, 
according to Major Harris of the Salvation Army." 

When I arrived in Fort Worth at the beginning of my first 
term as officer in charge there, the Army was in bad repute 
Tv^ith the church people of the city, on account of the open 
stand taken by a former officer in behalf of the saloons. Af- 
terwards I wanted some of the facts, and wrote to Rev. Dr. 
Boeye, president of the Pastor's Association, and received 
from him the following reply: 

Fort Worth, Tex., May 17, 1810. 
Dear Brother Williams: — I received your re- 
quest concerning Ensign L. P. . I do 

not recall his words, but I do remember that his 
attitude was antagonistic when we were in the 
thick of the fight on the saloon question in Fort 
Worth four years ago. Brother Potter and others 
said that they had heard him frequently on the 
streets during that epoch denouncing the raising 
of the question of prohibition. He said to Rev. 



THE SALVATION ARMY TODAY 35 

T. K. Gale, of Chicago, and to me, on the street, 
that the authorities of the Army wouldn't allow 
a partial stand in the Army officers. That the 
saloonkeepers were the friends of the Army, and 
he w^as not permitted to take any stand in the 
matter. His words were outrageous for a pro- 
fessedly Christian worker. May his kind perish 
from the earth speedily. 

Every yours in Him, 

J. F. BOEYE. 

The saloon collecting of the Salvation Army is an infam- 
ous practice; a black spot on the fair name of the cause 
of our Christ. And I pray that in some way this little book 
m^ay be used to help arouse such a storm of protest on the 
part of the Christian public that no officer will dare allow 
his lassie helpers to enter saloons or other places of sin and 
shame for the purpose of collecting money. 

May this great movement that has occupied such a vast 
field of usefulness in the world be restored to its original 
mission of preaching the Gospel of Christ to the lowly of 
earth, and to the service of a sincursed humanity. And if 
this message will in any way help to that end the writer 
will feel more than repaid for the effort he has put forth in 
its production. 

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